Hearts had got off to a sound start to the season with a draw at Ibrox, before securing an away goal in their Europa league qualifier in Hungary against Paksi to put them into the driving seat ahead of the forthcoming second leg at Tynecastle.
The game kicked off in front of a fairly full house and was played at a brisk pace. Both teams looked evenly matched and both were to waste good chances in front of goal before Jon Daly headed home on 38 minutes from a corner, gained after he forced a fine save from Marian Kello.
Dundee Utd went on to claim all three points on a day when Hearts tactics were disappointingly poor. There was too little invention in the middle of the park and an insistence on playing the ball long to John Sutton and Stephen Elliott. Such tactics were easy meat to the Utd centre backs, Gary Kenneth and Paul Dixon.
As it transpired, the game was to bring Jim Jefferies second stint as Hearts manager to an end, with Vladimir Romanov opting to remove him and assistant Billy Brown from their posts. In a further twist, Jefferies was to decline an offer to remain at the club as a director of football and so bid a dignified fond farewell to Tynecastle once again.
The away fans start to congregate in the visiting section.
Summer signing Jamie Hammil (suspended for this game) takes his seat with the squad.
The team shake hands before kick off.
The game kicks off
Ryan McGowan
Scott Wilson chats to Craig Levein at half-time.
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